Muhammad VIII of Tunisia

Muhammad VIII of Tunisia (4 September 1881-30 September 1962) was the King of Tunisia from 15 May 1943 to 25 July 1957, succeeding Muhammad VII of Tunisia and preceding Habib Bourguiba.

Biography
Muhammad was born on 4 September 1881 in Carthage, French Tunisia, and in 1943 he was installed as the new Bey of Tunis after his cousin King Muhammad VII of Tunisia was deposed for collaborating with Vichy France during World War II. In 1956, he proclaimed Tunisia's independence as a kingdom, but in 1957 Habib Bourguiba led a revolution that led to Tunisia becoming a republic. He was initially placed under house arrest, but he was released after his wife died, and he died in 1962.